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thankGod wrote:Welcome to the forum. Nice job on the holster. Do you have a special machine that you stitch it on?

Thanks! I don't own a leather sewing machine.

I made a pattern on paper, cut out the body of the holster, and then glued it using leather glue. Then I marked the locations of the stiching holes by tapping along a line with a 4 prong stiching chisel (two layers is a bit much to punch through at once for me). Then I put the smallest diameter bit I have into my drill press and drilled through at each point marked by the punch. Just took a couple of minutes. Stiched around by hand with waxed thread and a couple of needles.

Hey,

New to the group. Thought I would combine the "Introduce yourself" and "Pics of your Daily Carry" in one fell swoop.

I'm 43 years old. Got my CHL this past spring. Carry everywhere its legal to do so. My wife took the course at the same time. I originally carried a nickel Beretta 86FS, but since I have kind of short fingers, I was never completely comfortable with the double stack thickness of the grip. So... sold the gun and bought the single stack version. Love it!

Here's my primary carry at this time:

Beretta 85FS, .380 caliber. Loaded with Federal Hydrashock. Being budget minded, I wasn't able to find an IWB rig that I both liked and could afford. The holster and mag pouch in the pics I made myself, since I had leather from making knife sheaths.